Only Ronald Reagan did not attend the WH Correspondence Dinner

[applegrove]

in the past 35 years and he was in hospital after being shot. Reagan called in though. CNN

[spanone]

1. they should cancel it. spend that time doing investigative reporting.

fuck him.

one more way to de-legitimize the media.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. They should NOT cancel it! That's just what he wants them to do.

He wants them to think he's so essential to the dinner that they can't have it unless he comes, but he needs to understand that the WHCD isn't about him. Its purpose is to raise funds for scholarships for journalism students and to celebrate the First Amendment. It needs to go on and be more successful than ever.

[spanone]

5. well, you're right, i didn't know those scholarships were involved.

they should proceed and spend the night celebrating the 1st amendment....!

[Brother Buzz]

13. Proceeds from the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner go toward scholarships....

and awards that recognize aspiring and accomplished journalists.

[Denzil_DC]

2. Not true.

Nixon also skipped it, in 1972, Carter in 1978.

OTOH, Trump may end up being the first president not to attend the WHCA at all since it began in 1921...

[applegrove]

4. I guess they said in the last 35 years. Sorry my bad for leaving that out. I will correct.

Thanks.

[Denzil_DC]

7. No worries.

It's a pretty trivial point! I can't believe how much I know about things that don't really matter nowadays ...

[applegrove]

9. Oh it matters. We all have a role to play. We need those details. Makes our case stronger

when we are more accurate.

[Denzil_DC]

11. Yeah, I like your attitude.

We can do that and have some fun at the same time.

[applegrove]

12. I would describe Trump anything but fun. We seriously don't know how it will end.

But if you don't laugh you have to cry. Dark humour allows one to step out of a situation for a moment and look at ourselves.

[Denzil_DC]

15. I like to think of as being a happy warror! n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Nixon did go in 1973, even though the Watergate scandal

had blown wide open by then. Even Nixon had bigger cojones than Trump.

[njhoneybadger]

8. Maybe history will repeat itself.

About the dinner.

[Eliot Rosewater]

10. Fuckface is a scared little boy who is exacting revenge on the human race because Obama

made fun of him at this dinner.

[Volaris]

16. Then Obama should deliver the keynote. Fuck Donald if he can't take a joke.

[jalan48]

14. Trump couldn't handle it. He likes to dish it out but he can't take it.

Alec Baldwin going as Trump would be the funniest thing ever. They could broadcast it prime time and millions would watch.